Pedro Sandoval-Rubilar y Ana Carolina Maldonado Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile Alex Pavié-Nova, Claudia Rubio-Benítez y Claudia González-Castro Universidad de Los lagos, Chile Abstract This descriptive and interpretative study accounts for results of social representations regarding the teaching profession which students of initial teacher training report in two Chilean public institutions of Higher Education, from… Read more »
Posts By: Giovanny León
Validation of a Scale to Assess Attitude Towards Infidelity Among Married Mexicans from Monterrey
José Moral de la Rubia Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México Abstract It has been proposed that an attitude of rejection toward infidelity acts as a protective factor from extradyadic sex, which can have negative effects for the stability of the couple. The Attitude Toward Marital Exclusivity Scale (ATMES) is a brief instrument, used… Read more »
Cognitive Evaluation of Children: a Comparative Study in San Luis, Argentina
M. Paulina Hauser, Agustina Labin Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina, y Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina Abstract Preliminary results are presented from two studies carried out in the province of San Luis, Argentina in which cognitive development in children was evaluated. A sample of high-risk children between 6 and 12 months… Read more »
Development of historical narratives in students from rural and urban schools
Claudia Patricia Navarro Roldan Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Colombia Javier Corredor Aristizabal Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia Abstract We analyze how the students of primary and secondary schools, from rural and urban areas, reconstructed the history of Colombian Independence. We developed a descriptive observational study with a cross-sectional measure involving a narration… Read more »
2-Heptanone Produces Sensorial-Emotional Changes, Depending on Length of Exposure
Ana G. Gutiérrez-García, Carlos M. Contreras & Remedios Mendoza-López Universidad Veracruzana, México Abstract: 2-Heptanone is an alarm pheromone contained in some human fluids, but its role is unknown in chemical communication. In part one of this study, a sample of 24 women provided urine specimens taken around their supposed ovulation days, and a second… Read more »
Alexitimia as a Direct and Depression-Mediated Predictor of Couple Violence
José Moral de la Rubia Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México Sandra Ramos-Basurto Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, México Abstract Research on intra-couple violence has traditionally focused on women as victims and men as aggressors when violence is often reciprocal between both members of the couple. Alexithymia is a potential risk factor for intra-couple violence… Read more »
Response to Special Educational Needs and Teaching Efforts in Elementary School
Mayela Dabdub-Moreira y Alejandra Pineda-Cordero Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología, Costa Rica Abstract According to the Costa Rican Law on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons (Igualdad de oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad, Ley N.º 7600), teachers must receive and attend individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN) inside their regular classrooms applying different… Read more »
Editorial 36(2), 2017
Editorial for volume 36, number 2, year 2017
“Do you know what it is…?” Explanations of child tutors about non familiar vocabulary. A study with children from marginalized urban populations of Argentina
Florencia Alam, Maia J. Migdalek, Alejandra Stein y Celia R. Rosemberg Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina María Laura Ramírez Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Abstract This study analyzes literacy situations between dyads of 12-year-olds attending primary school and 5-year-old kindergarten children generated in the framework of the “De niño a niño”… Read more »
Parental Belief Systems and Cultural Orientation in Children in Temporary Care: a Case Study in a State-Run Village in Costa Rica
Esteban Durán-Delgado Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Mariano Rosabal-Coto Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Abstract This paper discusses the findings of the study “Characterization of Parenting Style among Children in a Permanent-Care State-Run Village: Parental Belief Systems and Cultural Orientation” (Duran-Delgado, 2012). The cultural specificity of parenting, in a… Read more »